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    • July 3, 2012

    • Vail Valley Medical Center Announced as Presenting Sponsor of Kids Adventure Race

    • The Vail Recreation District (VRD) announced Vail Valley Medical Center (VVMC) will be joining in as presenting sponsor of the 2012 Vail Kids Adventure Race. Vail's premier race for children ages six to 12 features mountain biking, hiking, ziplines, a Tarzan rope, Slope-n-Slide, tubing and more and has been hugely popular. Spots in the third annual KEEN Vail Kids Adventure Race on Aug. 11-12 are rapidly filling, and the pre-event skills workshops, new this year, are already full with wait lists.... MORE →
    • July 2, 2012

    • Vail Valley Hikes & Bikes

    • Mother Nature is very, very good to the Vail Valley. Not only is it surrounded by the jagged and beautiful Rockies, there are a host of trails snaking through the peaks and valleys of those very mountains. From Eagle to East Vail, there are many options for those wanting to cruise through the hills on foot or on two wheels. Here’s our well-researched top 5. Vail Valley Hikes For more information on local hikes or for directions to the trailhead, call the U.S. Forest Service at 970.827.5715. Go... MORE →
    • June 15, 2012

    • VVMC Earns Accreditation

    • Vail Valley Medical Center recently earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The medical center recently underwent a rigorous, unannounced on-site survey, during which they were praised in many categories including surgical team communication, exceptional facility maintenance, and resource and patient management. A team of Joint Commission exp... MORE →
    • June 11, 2012

    • Helping Out

    • Nearly 25 years ago, the Vail Valley started to fill with a new kind of resident – people coming to Eagle County looking for work. The people who came to this valley found jobs in lodges, restaurants and the construction industry. But many of those people didn’t have insurance or were underinsured. This lack of insurance meant a lot of people ended up in the Vail Valley Medical Center emergency department for ailments as minor as the flu (which is still something you don’t want to neglect). Expe... MORE →
    • June 5, 2012

    • You Age If You Slow Down

    • At age 72, John Dunn said the Vail Valley has to be one of the best places in the world to stay healthy and active. He and his wife, Karen, have been living in the valley for more than 30 years. John started running in his 30s and has continued ever since but began incorporating strength training into his fitness regimen about five years ago. "I agree with whoever said you don't need to slow down as you age," Dunn said. "You age if you slow down." John is registered for the Philadelphia Mara... MORE →
    • June 1, 2012

    • Family Values: The Women & Children's Center Encourages Bonding Between Parents & Their New Babies

    • As generations of families have continued to sink roots in the Vail Valley, the local birthing center has maintained a high standard of personalized care for the community. The Women and Children’s Center at Vail Valley Medical Center has developed a pediatric hospital-based program within a state-of-the-art facility, making it an ideal place to go for obstetric and neonatal care. “The emphasis of the program is on very high quality care of newborns,” said Dr. Jeff Brown, pediatric hospitalist... MORE →
    • May 24, 2012

    • Dr. Richard Steadman Honored with the Richard O' Connor Research Award at the AANA 31st Annual Meeting

    • Dr. J. Richard Steadman, Founder and Managing Partner of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado and Founder/Chairman of the Board for The Steadman Philippon Research Institute, was recently honored with the Richard O'Connor Research Award. Dr. Steadman, internationally known for his work as an orthopedic knee surgeon, received the award for the research paper titled "Ten Year Survivorship Following Knee Arthroscopy in Patients with Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee".... MORE →
    • May 23, 2012

    • Exercise Prepares Responders For Big Wildfire

    • The following article was published in the Vail Daily on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. VVMC brought 12 representatives from various areas of the hospital to the disaster drill to learn what their roles would be in case of a major wildfire. On Tuesday, Eagle River Fire Protection District firefighters were knocking on homeowners' doors and handing out faux-evacuation fliers as part of an emergency simulation conducted across multiple emergency agencies in Eagle County. They were participating in an... MORE →
    • May 15, 2012

    • Shaw Center Teaches Kids About Sunscreen

    • You can't start too early when it comes to teaching kids about the importance of using sunscreen. This month, a team from the Shaw Regional Cancer is performing sun-safety programs for 1,000 area preschoolers, kindergartners and first-graders in honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The 20-minute program, which features Blizzard the SunGuard Dog, includes a skit, sun-safety games, songs and a strong message to sun guard your skin with sunscreen, hats, sunglasses and shade. The star of the show, ... MORE →